Alex Lear
A Maine native and Colby College graduate, Alex has been covering coastal communities since 2001. He lives in the Portland area with his wife Lauren, 4-year-old daughter Alaina, and 7-year-old bulldog Walter. He has released four CDs of original music and does occasional research work for Marvel Comics' collected editions.
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Area students receive USM Promise scholarships
PORTLAND — The University of Southern Maine has announced it has reached a major milestone in its campaign for the Promise Scholarship Program, which serves first-generation USM students with significant financial need. Over the past three years, it has raised more than $8.8 million for Promise, including over $7.5 million needed to endow the USM […]
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Climate justice activist to keynote CEBE convergence
NORWAY — The Center for an Ecology-Based Economy will host “2030 Vision: From Climate Action to Climate Justice,” a virtual climate convergence to continue to build momentum in western Maine and beyond during this critical climate decade, from Sunday through Thursday, March 14-18. Building on the 350-person convergence in early 2020, the center is hosting […]
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Mike Lapointe: COVID bill ‘nothing but liberal extortion’
The COVID-19 relief bill has been in the news lately; I’ve never seen a bigger misnomer. The truth is that only 9% of this bill goes to victims of COVID-19. The other 91% goes to fulfill a Democratic wish list. The Democrats are holding a gun to our heads and telling us that we must […]
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Well done news for Monday, March 9
Hunt named to Le Moyne College dean’s list SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Le Moyne College has named Kaitlin Hunt, a first-year nursing major from Monmouth, to its fall 2020 dean’s list. To make the list, students must achieve a GPA of 3.5 or above. McMillan part of St. Lawrence University Fed Challenge team CANTON, N.Y. […]
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SeniorsPlus seeks new members for advisory council
LEWISTON — SeniorsPlus, the designated Area Agency on Aging serving Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties, is seeking new members for its advisory council. The council is a requirement under the Older Americans Act and is responsible for advising on issues concerning older adults and Older Americans Act programs. The council serves as the “eyes and […]
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Barbara Skapa: Not a fan of tick management study
Recently Inland Fish and Wildlife biologists decided that the best way to control the spread of ticks among moose is to kill them off: the moose upon which ticks feed — not the ticks. This announcement makes as much sense as ordering more logging of forests in the Amazon to combat global warming. The IF&W […]
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Poland Regional High School announces honors
POLAND — Poland Regional High School’s second-quarter honor roll is as follows. Grade nine High Honors: Maya Balkir, Lilliana Bennett, Talen Langevin, Kaitlyn Morris, Khloe O’Leary, Cadence Peters, Isaac Ramsdell, Ryan Stanford, Althea Thornton, Gerald Tibbetts Jr. Honors: Jillian Barnes, James Bussiere, Jacob Crawford, Jonathan Crump, Dawson Ferguson, Dominik Frechette, Audrey Fryda, Lauren Glatz, Adam […]
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Auburn food bank fund open for applications
AUBURN — Good Shepherd Food Bank has announced the third round of its Community Redistribution Fund, geared toward supporting grantees’ efforts to source and distribute culturally important foods to community members in need. This grant opportunity is for organizations working closely and primarily with BIPOC (Black and Indigenous people and People of Color), and submissions […]
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John Reeder: Not loving proposed Lewiston logo
After reading Ralph Tuttle’s letter to the editor on Feb. 27, I would have to agree with his assessment of the proposed new logo for Lewiston. At first glance it looked like the spelling of Lewiston was broken into small pieces, some brighter than others. And if you were to ask 100 people what that […]